Musician David Bromberg to kick off Woodstock Film Festival Wednesday

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. - David Bromberg says he has no idea how he became an American treasure.

Bromberg is the subject of the documentary, "David Bromberg: Unsung Treasure," which opens the 13th annual Woodstock Film Festival Wednesday night.

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Director Beth Kruvant's 74-minute documentary follows Bromberg's illustrious career as 70s music legend. It chronicles his 22-year break from music, during which he became the largest American collector and appraiser of violins and a full-time violin maker, as well as his return to performing and promoting the arts and music scene of Wilmington, Del., his adopted home town.

Bromberg will perform on Wednesday after a screening of the documentary.

Bromberg, throughout his performing career, created a unique genre, combining blues, jazz, big band, gospel, rock, bluegrass and country. He rose to legend status - then just stopped.

Speaking candidly in the documentary, Bromberg says, "I hated it. I just hated it. On the road, all the time. So, I just stopped."

After "just stopping," Bromberg took up, initially as a hobby, restoring violins. He then began to make violins, establishing David Bromberg Fine Violins - and a reputation as a maker of stringed instruments, particularly of violins.

Eventually tiring of Chicago winters, Bromberg and, his wife, Nancy Josephson, accepted an invitation in 2002 from Wilmington to participate in the city's artist-in-residence program and he established his business there while re-discovering the lively music scene.

"I decided to start a jam session that became two. One was all acoustic and leaned toward bluegrass. The other was more Chicago blues," he said.

"I found I enjoyed playing again," Bromberg said.

The documentary kicks off a chock-full-of-music festival schedule that doesn't end until Sunday night.

Festival music director Paul Green, founder of the School of Rock, said many of the featured musicians are from the Hudson Valley: Natalie Mercant, Simi Stone, Gene Ween and Jeremy Bernstein.

Merchant, and special guests, will perform Thursday after the screening of the film, "Dear Gov. Cuomo."